The Vikings were, among other things, Nordic raiders, plunderers and slaughterers intent on conquering England. They also may ...
According to new analysis, the Nordic presence in the UK even pre-dates the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons on these shores, with ...
An Anglo-Saxon calendar for 1061 has 364 days devoted wholly to the doings of saints. The remaining day? February 11, for which the writer, a Christian monk, notes: ‘At this time, the birds begin to ...